MEDIA RELEASE PR40227
World-First For Linc Energy With Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trial
BRISBANE, Australia, June 29 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
Linc Energy the world leader in Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)
technology, and AFC Energy (LSE:AFC), the world's leading developer of low-cost alkaline fuel cells, have
successfully trialled hydrogen fuel cell technology to produce electricity at Linc Energy's Chinchilla
Demonstration Facility in Queensland.
Linc Energy's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Peter Bond said his company's
exclusive agreement with UK-based AFC Energy for application with UCG and the
delivery of an Alpha Unit Hydrogen Fuel Cell to the Chinchilla facility had
been completed.
"This is a major innovation and the first time that a hydrogen fuel cell has been successfully trialled with
UCG," said Bond.
"It represents a huge step towards the worldwide opportunity of combining
UCG and alkaline fuels cells as a breakthrough technology for creating the
cleanest possible power generation from coal."
Initial testing with the hydrogen fuel cell unit at Linc Energy's Chinchilla Demonstration Facility was
performed following successful trials at AFC UK facilities of mock syngas of comparative composition to that
generated at the Linc Energy facility.
The trial demonstrated the successful ability to generate clean electricity
from alkaline hydrogen fuel cell technology from syngas derived from UCG
operations.
"What is so remarkable about this trial is that the fuel cell configuration
was able to produce reliable and efficient clean electricity from a much lower
percentage hydrogen content gas than other fuel cells require," said Bond.
"This effectively demonstrates that combining the AFC Fuel Cell technology
with hydrogen from Linc Energy's syngas produced from the world-class UCG at
Chinchilla is a feasible route to achieve the ultimate in clean electricity
from stranded, sub-economic coal, of which there is an abundance in the world."
"This will unlock energy resources and provide energy security to nations in an environmentally sustainable
and proficient manner."
"When combined with our world-class Gas to Liquids operations and utilising
the purified hydrogen as part of the synthesis gas clean-up processes in
commercial operations, the hydrogen fuel cell is expected to produce even
better results," said Bond.
Further trials will be carried out with the fuel cell system in the coming
months however the promising results from this trial has enhanced AFC Energy's
development of the next generation of hydrogen fuel cells for a commercial
application, which Linc Energy aims to install at its Chinchilla Demonstration
Facility.
Peter Bond
CEO
Contact: Greg Meyer greg.meyer@lincenergy.com.au
SOURCE: Linc Energy
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